Psalms 119:4

“Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.] Here, and in the following verses, the psalmist expresses his great regard to the precepts, commandments, statutes, and judgments of God; and that as such, because they were commanded by him; were not the precepts of men, but the commands of God; who had a right to command, as Creator, Preserver, Redeemer, and King; and whose commands are not to be reckoned as indifferent things, that are at the option and choice of a creature, to be done or let alone at his pleasure; but are what God has enjoined, and are binding upon men; and which love should and does constrain the saints to have a regard unto, and to keep them diligently or…”

“Thou hast commanded - All this is here traced to the command of God; to the fact that he has required it. It is not mere human prudence; it is not mere morality; it is not because it will be for our interest; it is because God requires it. This is the foundation of all true virtue; and until a man acts from this motive it cannot be said that he is in the proper sense a righteous man. To keep thy precepts diligently - Hebrew, “very much;” that is, to do it constantly; faithfully. Each one of his laws is to be observed, and to be observed always, and in all circumstances. return to 'Top of Page'”

“119:4 To keep God’s commandments means to guard them by obeying them.”

“Deu 4:1, Deu 4:9, Deu 5:29-33, Deu 6:17, Deu 11:13, Deu 11:22, Deu 12:32, Deu 28:1-14, Deu 30:16; Jos 1:7; Jer 7:23; Mat 28:20; Joh 14:15, Joh 14:21; Phi 4:8, Phi 4:9; Jo1 5:3 Psalms 119:5”